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Are you among those who were smart enough to get in on that killer Omate Kickstarter project? Awesome! Here’s a quick official preview of the TrueSmart smartwatch which provides a glimpse of the forthcoming device. Didn’t get involved in the Kickstarter? It’s all good, this will likely help change your opinion. After all, there’s a reason this went on to eclipse one million dollars in backing!

If there's one downside to the proliferation of touchscreen technology, it's the lack of tactile feedback. Tactus is one of many companies that aims to alleviate this problem. This week, at SID 2012, the company demoed a product that offers disappearing physical touch keys. As seen in the demo video here, these buttons can raise on command and disappear when they're not needed. Which sounds like something out of science fiction.